Bilingual Books

Updated March 10, 2025
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Isabel and her colores go to school
Alessandri, Alexandra
Paper Book
English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm oranges and pinks of Spanish. As she prepares for class at a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn--and she would rather not! Her first day is uncomfortable, until she discovers there's more...
We laugh alike : a story that's part English, part Spanish, and a whole lot of fun
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.
Paper Book
Six kids are ready to play- three speak English. Y tres hablan espanol and three speak Spanish . But all of them laugh alike and together! This clever playground adventure weaves together bilingual Spanish and English conversations, so two groups of children can express similar thoughts in their...
Tito Puente, Mambo King = Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
Brown, Monica
Paper Book
Meet Tito Puente--the King of Mambo. Tum Tica! From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner, Tito's life was full of rhythm. Drums and claves, saxophones and tambourines were all part of the fun. Tac Tic! Monica Brown and...
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Cabrera, Jane
Paper Book
A favorite lullaby becomes a celebration of love in this lushly illustrated version featuring animals from all over the world.  On a beautiful night an owl sings to her owelet, a deer to his fawn, a whale to her calf. Animal parents sing this lullaby to their young, showing the...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 100 first words : primeras palabras : a bilingual book
Carle, Eric
Paper Book
Introduce 100 words in Spanish and English with this bilingual book perfect for little learners who love The Very Hungry Caterpillar! This large casebound board book features one hundred words in both Spanish and English, perfect for building the budding vocabularies of babies...
Let's be friends = Seamos amigos
Colato Laínez, René
Paper Book
Hi! ¡Hola! A friendship story in English and Spanish! ¡Un cuento de amistad en inglés y español! Hi. / Hola. My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es José. Let's paint. / Pintemos. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, meet at school. They paint...
How do you say? =¿Cómo se dice?
Dominguez, Angela
Paper Book
A conversational, bilingual story about two talkative giraffes who become fast friends, now available in board book for our youngest Spanish speakers and kids eager to learn a new language! Hello! ¡Hola! Some people speak Spanish. Some people speak English....
I'll build you a bookcase = Sa-abn?± laka maktabah
Fahey, Jean Ciborowski
Paper Book
In this charming bilingual picture book, children and their caregivers work together to build home libraries and discover the magic and wonder of reading books. Told in simple, sweet rhyme in English and Arabic, I'll Build You a Bookcase celebrates the joy of reading and...
Con pollo : a bilingual playtime adventure
Fallon, Jimmy
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure is an engaging and hilarious picture book that serves young readers as an introduction to basic Spanish vocabulary, brought to life by superstar team-up Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Lopez. ...
We all play = Kimêtawânaw
Flett, Julie
Paper Book
A BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Globe and Mail, Horn Book, and Boston Globe "This celebration of nature is sprinkled with words from the Cree language...
Dias y dias = Days and days
Gibson, Ginger Foglesong
Paper Book
Explore the four seasons in Spanish and English with this brightly illustrated bilingual picture book from Ginger Foglesong Guy and René King Moreno. Días y días/Days and Days introduces readers to basic seasonal concepts and vocabulary and is an excellent choice for...
One white crane : a bilingual counting book of the months
Lee, Vickie
Paper Book
One white crane, two black bears . . . Simply told and beautifully rendered, this counting board book takes young readers through the months of the year. Each month focuses on a new animal, from seals in May to cicadas in September. Sweet, accessible text in English and...
Chinese kite festival
Lo, Rich
Paper Book
Children can learn animal names in both English and Chinese with this beautifully illustrated book! A tiger pounces across the sky. A ladybug takes flight from a leaf. Animal names and their significance in Chinese culture is beautifully explored...
One, two, three dim sum : a Mandarin-English counting book
Lo, Rich
Paper Book
Children and their parents can learn to count to ten in both English and Mandarin in this fun bilingual counting book of food. This book features traditional Chinese food items paired with numbers in both English and Chinese. Illustrated by Rich Lo, you'll learn two is for chopsticks,...
Feelings = Dareemadda : English-Somali
Bortei̇n, Hakan an
Paper Book
Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language.   Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature animals,...
The thank you book
Ray, Mary Lyn
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Pat Zietlow Miller's Be Kind, The Thank You Book explores the many ways of being thankful that can fill a child's day. Timely, wise, and accessible, the poetic text and tender illustrations celebrate the powerful impact gratitude can have on...
Mi casa is my home
Sala, Laurenne
Paper Book
Lucia invites you to visit her bustling casa and meet an intergenerational array of loved ones in a charming Spanglish celebration of family life. Este es el baño . . . It's where I shave my barba con Abuelo. Bienvenidos to Lucía's home. Lucía lives in her...
Baby dream = Sonando con bebe
Scribens, Sunny
Paper Book
Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to sleep. Snuggle up for bedtime with these calming, repeating refrains meant to develop baby's early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond. Bilingual Spanish edition. High...
¡Fiesta! : a festival of colors
Tonatiuh, Duncan
Paper Book
From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual concept picture book. This book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants. The book includes a double gatefold finale reveal...
Waiting is not forever = La espera no dura para siempre
Verdick, Elizabeth
Paper Book
English-Spanish board book helps toddlers learn skills for being patient that make waiting easier for everyone. Toddlers live in the moment. When they want something, they want it now. But learning self-control and delayed gratification will set up young children...
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